HIV Infection in the Elderly: Arising Challenges

HIV Infection in the Elderly: Arising Challenges

Globally there is an increase in the number of people living with HIV at an advanced age (50 years and above). This is mainly due to prolonged survival following the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Living with HIV at an advanced age has been shown to be associated with a number of chall...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Aging Research 2016, Vol.2016 (2016), p.28-37
1. Verfasser: Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Aged
AIDS
Antiretroviral drugs
Demographic aspects
Development and progression
Diseases
Epidemiology
HIV
HIV infection
Human immunodeficiency virus
Mortality
Older people
Review
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Globally there is an increase in the number of people living with HIV at an advanced age (50 years and above). This is mainly due to prolonged survival following the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Living with HIV at an advanced age has been shown to be associated with a number of challenges, both clinical and immunological. This minireview aims at discussing the challenges encountered by elderly HIV-infected patients.
ISSN:2090-2212
2090-2204
2090-2212
DOI:10.1155/2016/2404857